Over 70 math teachers from primary schools in the United Kingdom arrived Monday, November 7 at Shanghai Normal University, at the start of a third period of a teaching and learning maths exchange program, reports thepaper.cn. In July this year, the British government announced that 41 million pounds (about 51 million USD) would be allocated … Read more
“You can fool all of the people, some of the time and you can fool some of the people, all of the time but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.”- Abraham Lincoln. On Friday, the 4 of November 2016, I was taken aback by an interview granted to Kofi Adda … Read more
A total number of 1,789 students comprising diploma, undergraduate and post graduate students graduated from the Wa campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS) on Saturday. About 1,923 students from the Tamale, Nyankpala and Navrongo campuses of the University are expected to graduate next week in Tamale. This brings the total number of students … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has accused the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) of double-standards concerning their stance on his government’s removal of training allowances for teachers and nurses. “The duplicity of the NPP is so appalling. History is a very important subject and you must always remember your past so that it guides you … Read more
Two Ghanaian academics have waded into the controversy surrounding what they call the ‘questionable’ doctoral degrees of the disqualified All People’s Congress (APC) flag bearer, Hassan Ayariga. They are also insisting that the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service cannot gloss over a similar ‘fake’ doctorate degree allegedly conferred on the Inspector … Read more
One of the problems militating against quality education, especially, at the basic level, is teacher absenteeism. In 2011, Mr. Samuel Oppong, National Co-ordinator of the Computerised Schools Selection and Placement System, announced to Ghanaians that 176,128 candidates, representing 46.93 per cent of the 375,280 candidates who sat for the 2011 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), … Read more
A member of the Council of State, Ama Benyiwa Doe, has taken a swipe at the leader of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), saying Nana Addo Akufo-Addo should rather be leaving Kalyppo for the young ones. “If you drink the Kalyppo, when you see the young ones what will you give them?” she quizzed … Read more
The Omanhen of Atti-Morkwaa Traditional Area Nana Kwesi Kyeasae II has appealed to the Ministry of Education to support the only community school in the area, Morkwaa Day Senior High School. He asked for improvement in enrollment of students and asked that teachers are put on the Ghana Education Service’s payroll. Nana Kyeasae II was … Read more
By Leo R. Sam Forgotten hero? In a few days we will celebrate his 141st Birthday !!! Dr. Aggrey spent only a few years on this planet, but his accomplishments are remarkable. His words and actions have left indelible marks on humanity directly or indirectly. He must not become a “FORGOTTEN HERO” in Ghana. The … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service and other major stakeholders in the sector to eschew blame games and concentrate on issues that would enhance the teaching profession. The blame games he said are inimical to the development and growth of education, and could distort the orderly progress … Read more
The Ministry of Education (MoE) in collaboration with stakeholders has launched the 2016 National Best Teacher and School awards scheme in Accra. The award scheme, which is a combination of the 22nd best teacher and second best school awards, is to reward excellence, professionalism and dedication to the teaching profession and the complementary role played … Read more
Former Minister of Education, Youth and Sports under President Kufuor’s regime, Nana Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has stated that President John Mahama and his National Democratic Congress (NDC) lack vision, ideas and knowledge to transform Ghana. According to him, leadership is not about youthfulness but rather knowledge, wisdom and experience. He therefore, entreated all Ghanaians to vote … Read more
The two main political parties in the Techiman North Constituency of the Brong Ahafo Region both launched their campaigns ahead of the 2016 general elections on Sunday, September 25. Both the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) were at their best canvassing for votes. The district capital Tuobodom, was the venue … Read more
Latest figures from the Education Ministry indicate that teacher absenteeism has reduced by 2% for the first half of 2016. After the last survey, it emerged that absenteeism dropped from 9% to 7%. Deputy Minister of Education, Alex Kyeremeh who spoke to TV3 has indicated plans to institute incentives for teachers to reduce absenteeism to … Read more
By Kwarteng Francis “It will be most unnecessary, most uncalled for and not in the supreme interest of Ghanaians and we must know what serves our interest best” Prof. Mike Oquaye, Former High Commissioner to India (2001-2004). Introduction In this four-part series we shall add our voice to the petition demanding the removal of the … Read more
“It will be most unnecessary, most uncalled for and not in the supreme interest of Ghanaians and we must know what serves our interest best” (Prof. Mike Oquaye, Former High Commissioner to India, 2001-2004). INTRODUCTION In this four-part series we shall add our voice to the petition demanding the removal of the statue of Gandhi … Read more
As tensions are high in the country, we at ghanafuo.com will want to ease tensions with this ‘comical piece’. Ghana has 77 days to elections and with this number of days left, tensions are high with all Political parties stepping up their game and spreading the good word to the Ghanaian populace in order to … Read more
Still on SMC, NAB and the standard of tertiary institutions in Ghana By Dr. Prosper Yao Tsikata And Dr. A. Kobla Dotse We wish to commend the Executive Secretary of the Ghana National Accreditation Board (NAB), Mr. Kwame Dattey, for coming out with a press statement on the issue of accreditation and diploma mills conferring … Read more
By Tsikata & Dotse The appointment of (Professor) Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey to the position of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), is perhaps the most outrageous bastardization of Ghana’s university education since independence. In our view, no member of the UPSA University Council deserve to keep his/her job. For those who … Read more
The appointment of (Professor) Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey to the position of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), is perhaps the most outrageous bastardization of Ghana’s university education since independence. In our view, no member of the UPSA University Council deserve to keep his/her job. For those who do not know the … Read more